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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,615 approved · 1,732 refused · 963 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 2006 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
59 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6TD
Received 2 Jul 2018Wooded Area Next To 1 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 7 Aug 20153 Ffordd Rhaglan Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6LB
Received 30 Apr 200965 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BJ
Received 13 May 20141 Sandy Lane Porthcawl CF36 5BW
Received 18 Nov 2019Parcel R15 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 6 Sept 2016Green Acres 31 Hillcrest Pen-y-fai CF31 4NL
Received 4 Jun 20248 Linden Way Porthcawl CF36 5AR
Received 25 Aug 2017Grand Pavilion, Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW
Received 28 May 2025Land Rear Of Princess Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BD
Received 23 Aug 2010Adjoining 9 Monks Close Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LF
Received 19 Jun 2012Westwood Island Farm Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 24 Sept 201860 St Illtyds Road Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Jy
Received 17 Nov 2006Land Rear Of The Fold 12 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 10 Dec 2012Hyfrydlle, Pentyla Gardens, Highfield Place, Sarn, Bridgend CF32 9RZ
Received 10 Nov 202514 Cwrt-Y-Coed, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2ST
Received 24 Jul 2025Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 6 Aug 20215 Nant Ffornwg Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4TJ
Received 7 Nov 2008Somerset House Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JA
Received 30 Jan 200859 Priory Avenue Bridgend Cf31 3Lp
Received 15 Mar 2007Land to side and rear of 34 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BE
Received 28 Mar 20253 Woodlands Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5HY
Received 20 Nov 2017The Old Stables Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BP
Received 18 Apr 201637 Humphreys Terrace Maesteg CF34 0SG
Received 3 Jul 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bridgend County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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